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Cheap oil will have mixed effect on the Maghreb

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MAGHREB

Low oil price impact on Maghreb states.

Brazil's private sector may move on ethnic inequality

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BRAZIL

The backlash not only caused immediate protests nationwide, but also heightened the focus on persistent racism. On average, Black and mixed-race people face higher unemployment…

Basic income in Europe will face increasing scrutiny

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EUROPE

Universal basic income in Europe.

Prospects for Colombia in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for Colombia in 2023.

Milei risks rapid loss of Argentina political capital

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ARGENTINA

President Javier Milei, who denounced the bill’s opponents as ‘traitors’, has said he will not bring it back to debate, at least for now. With his December emergency decree also…

Bolivian economy is healthy but reserves are a concern

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BOLIVIA

Exports last year reached record levels, although imports were almost as high. President Luis Arce's government has had some success in reducing the fiscal deficit, but this too…

Mexico’s poverty approach will prolong mixed results

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MEXICO

The paper highlights the labour system’s role in perpetuating poverty in Mexico, where more than half of the economically active population is poor despite being employed. The…

Austerity may thwart poverty progress in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Poverty and income inequality.

Mexico fintech sector to boom as the economy struggles

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MEXICO

Mexican fintech growth.

Guatemala’s economy on the way to recovery

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GUATEMALA

National GDP nevertheless contracted by just 1.5% in 2020 -- less than almost any other country in Latin America. Resilient remittances and exports, coupled with unprecedented…